Here are home viewing suggestions for the week, selected from online advanced TV program listings and aligned with the state and national K-12 academic standards available online. Please consult local listings also, since actual broadcast times may vary. The Websites cited in the “Log on“ box below the tv listing provide further details about the show’s topic and may contain links to video clips from the show or a complete streaming video version of the show.
Saturday, October 23, 2010,
6-7 p.m. E/P
Sundance Channel
Arts and World History
Middle and High School
"Picasso and Braque Go The Movies ”
Among the first generation of cinemagoers in turn-of-the-century Paris were two young painters, Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. Soon to revolutionize the history of art, Picasso and Braque were so smitten with early film that they formed a film club. Martin Scorsese narrates filmmaker Arne Glimcher's documentary exploration of early cinema's influence on the birth of Cubism and visual modernism. Featuring art historian John Richardson and contemporary masters of the canvas such as Chuck Close, Julian Schnabel and Eric Fischl. What holds the film together, is the steady stream of clips from early cinema — especially Georges Méliès’ photographic magic tricks — whose playful spirit found its way into Cubist paintings and drawings, especially those of Picasso. A voracious consumer of popular culture, he was first exposed to the movies in 1896, at 15, and was immediately smitten.
Log on http://movies.nytimes.com/2010/05/28/movies/28picasso.html
Sunday, October 24, 2010,
7-8 p.m. E/P
CBS
Economics, science and Technology
Middle and High School
"60 Minutes”
The main story in this newsmagazine is about the “99ers”. Even after an extension of unemployment benefits to 99 weeks, many of those about to go off the program are in a quandary. Scott Pelley talks to some of them in California’s Silicon Valley. Dr. Jane Goodall is the topic of the second story. She brings news cameras back to the forests of Tanzania, where she began her studies of with chimpanzees 50 years ago, to remind the public that chimps are endangered. Finally, a quirky British television show about cars has become a hit almost everywhere but the U.S. Steve Kroft reports on “Top Gear,” whose witty humor, outrageous speed, destructive vehicle stunts and car reviews attract an estimated weekly worldwide audience of 350 million according to the BBC.
Log on http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60minutes/main3415.shtml
Sunday, October 24, 2010,
9-9:30 p.m. E/P
Nickelodeon Channel
U.S. History and Government
Middle and High School
“Nick News With Linda Ellerbee: Foster Care - A Reality Check”
The teens featured in the half hour interview special are from Brooklyn; Troy, N.Y.; Tampa, Fla.; Espanola, N.M.; and Omaha, Neb. “We don't have parents that were able to take care of us,” one says. “That's not our fault.” And that's the exact definition of a foster kid—from a foster kid. Foster care is when another grownup or family takes you in, because your parents can't or won’t provide for you properly. Close to half a million kids are currently in foster care. How did they wind up there? How do they cope with moving from home to home? And what happens when they're no longer kids? Those are all questions foster kids face every day. For many of them, a foster family is an oasis of stability and sanity in a world where they're not in control. But for others, foster care is filled with loneliness and longing for something most kids take for granted: a family of their own.
Log on http://news.nick.com/10/2010/15/what-is-a-foster-kid
Monday, October 25, 2010,
8-9 p.m. ET, 5-6 p.m. PT
CNBC Channel
Government and Economics
Middle and High School
“ Executive Vision: Leadership in Action – Infrastructure”
More than a simple network of roads and rails, infrastructure is a crucial building block of capitalism – and source of jobs. Its ingredients – energy, metals, materials – are all traded on the stock exchange, and these trades have far-reaching impact. Governments are just now realizing that there is money to be made from trading infrastructure, making this one of the hottest markets around. Participating in this news-discussion special are representatives of business and building. Daryl Dulaney, Siemens Industry President & CEO, Jay H. Walder, Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman & CEO, Barbara Weber, Capital Partners, Founding Partner, Frank Gehry, architect, Felix Rohatyn, Special Advisor to Lazard Chairman and CEO Kenneth M. Jacobs.
Log on http://www.cnbc.com/id/39673241
Tuesday, October 26, 2010,
8-9 p.m. E/P
History Channel
U.S. and World History
Middle and High School
" The Real Story of Halloween ”
This is a documentary about Halloween observances. They began centuries ago as a pagan holiday that honored the dead that warned of a netherworld of spirits and ghosts. Today, Halloween has morphed into a day for breaking rules, pushing boundaries and wearing disguises. But Halloween remains a time for us to deal with our own mortality. Our modern Halloween traditions have ancient roots – people were going door to door and begging for treats on Halloween night as far back as the Middle Ages. We may think our Halloweens are crazy, but Halloweens past have been wilder and more dangerous than they are now. During the depression, Halloween became so violent and destructive that civil authorities had to step in and prevent wide-spread vandalism in cities across America. Their solution, the ritual of "trick or treat," now generates $2 billion dollars in candy sales each season. And these days adults get dressed up for the holiday almost as much as kids do. But no matter how many jack-o-lanterns get carved or kids yell "trick-or-treat!" Halloween is still all about the "scare." Two thousand years and counting, and we still like to be scared on the night of October 31. TV-PG
Log on http://www.history.com/topics/halloween
Tuesday, October 26, 2010,
9-10 p.m. E/P
PBS
U.S. History and Economics
Middle and High School
" FRONTLINE: The Spill”
Through interviews with current and former BP employees and executives, government regulators and safety experts, this documentary examines the trail that led to the disaster in the Gulf. Long before the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf, BP was widely viewed as a company that valued deal-making and savvy marketing over safety, a “serial environmental criminal” that left behind a long trail of problems — deadly accidents, disastrous spills, countless safety violations — which many now believe should have triggered action by federal regulators. Could the spill have been prevented? Through interviews with current and former employees and executives, government regulators and safety experts, correspondent Martin Smith joins with the investigative non-profit ProPublica to examine the trail that led to the disaster in the Gulf. From BP’s vast oil fields in Alaska to its refineries in Texas and its trading rooms in New York and London, the film raises new questions about whether BP’s corporate culture will finally be forced to change.
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline
Tuesday, October 26, 2010,
9-10 p.m. E/P
PBS
U.S. History and Economics
Middle and High School
" INDEPENDENT LENS: Art & Copy”
This documentary provides an intimate look at the people behind the curtain of modern consumer culture. Viewers may want to thank ( or curse) the ad-makers in the film for creating evocative slogans such as “Just Do It,” “I ♥ NY,” “Where’s the Beef?” “Got Milk?” “Think Different,” and campaigns for everything from cars to presidents. The program reveals the works of the most influential advertising creatives of our time — people who've profoundly impacted our culture, yet are virtually unknown outside their industry. Emerging from advertising's "creative revolution" of the 1960s, these artists and writers all brought a surprisingly rebellious spirit to their work in a business more often associated with mediocrity or manipulation: George Lois, Mary Wells, Dan Wieden, Lee Clow, Hal Riney and others featured in the film led the way in the creation and constant redefinition of the ad business. Interwoven with their stories, TV satellites are launched, billboards are erected, and the social and cultural impact of their ads is brought to light in this exploration of art, commerce, and human emotion. The film serves as a history lesson in a time when we celebrate advertising entrepreneurs in TV shows such as Mad Men, but also are increasingly concerned about privacy issues and the sheer volume of spam, junk mail, and targeted marketing messages we are bombarded with daily. What does the crush of advertising do to our psyches? What makes truly good advertising both effective and entertaining? How do advertising creatives exploit the human brain to manipulate us into wanting things we might not even need? And most of all, what would we do without them?
Log on http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/art-and-copy
Wednesday, October 27, 2010,
9-10:30 p.m. E/P
PBS
Arts
Elementary, Middle and High School
" GREAT PERFORMANCES: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Riccardo Muti Inaugural Festival Concert”
This fall, the big news in classical music is Riccardo Muti’s arrival as the 10th music director of the renowned Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Conductor Emeritus Pierre Boulez leads the Windy City’s internationally renowned orchestra in Gustav Mahler’s “Symphony No. 7,” taped over two nights, October 14 and 15 for this broadcast. Boulez replaces the orchestra’s ailing Music Director Riccardo Muti who was to have led the orchestra in a different musical program over those nights. One of Chicago’s most popular conductors, Boulez, winner of 26 Grammy Awards, is a composer, conductor and tireless advocate for new music and one of the most important musical and intellectual figures of our time. He served as CSO’s principal guest conductor – only the third person to hold that title – from 1995 until 2006, when he was named Helen Regenstein Conductor Emeritus.
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/episodes/chicago-symphony-orchestra-pierre-boulez-conducts-mahler%e2%80%99s-7th/preview-the-concert/1035
Thursday, October 28, 2010,
8-8:30 p.m. ET, 5-5:30 p.m. PT
Ovation Channel
Arts
Middle and High School
"Jackson Pollock”
This documentary follows his life of painter Jackson Pollock, beginning with his Depression-era days working for the WPA through the optimism and Cold War paranoia that laced the 1950s. Pollock's relationships with both Ernest Hemingway, Pablo Picasso, are explored. Archival footage, including Hans Namuth's famous cinematic rendering of the artist at work, is coupled with archival photos of Pollock's time, when atom bombs stunned the world, Kerouac addressed the Beat Generation and jazz permeated the airwaves.
Log on http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/pollock_jackson.html
Thursday, October 28, 2010,
8-9 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Technology and Geography
Elementary, Middle and High School
"Grand Canyon Skywalk ”
This documentary provides exclusive access to the construction of a man-made marvel suspended over one of Mother Nature's greatest wonders a horseshoe-shaped, glass-floored bridge that allows visitors to walk where eagles fly. The program takes viewers behind the daring design and death-defying construction of the Grand Canyon Skywalk, formed from 1 million pounds of steel and glass, perched 4,000 feet above the Colorado
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/man-made/4049/Overview#ixzz131ZN3vGw
Friday, October 29, 2010,
8-9 p.m. E/P
History Channel
Economics and U.S. History
Middle and High School
" Modern Marvels: The Supermarket”
Our basic need and desire for food has made the supermarket one of the great success stories of modern retailing. Making customers' visits to the market as efficient as possible has led to bar coding and a scale that recognizes the type of produce placed on it. This documentary explores the psychology of the supermarket including store layout, lighting, music and aromas that trigger the appetite. With a growing percentage of the public interested in eating healthier foods, organic grocers are carving out an increasingly large niche. According to the Food Marketing Institute, the supermarket industry’s workforce of union and non-union personnel is almost three and a half million strong. TV-PG
Saturday, October 30, 2010,
noon – 3 p.m. E/P
Comedy Channel
U.S. History and Government
Middle and High School
" The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear ”
This is a broadcast of demonstrations planned for October 30, 2010, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to be led by Jon Stewart and an in-character Stephen Colbert. Billed as "a rally for the people who've been too busy to go to rallies", the stated purpose is to provide a venue for attendees to be heard above what Stewart describes as the more vocal and extreme 15–20 percent of Americans who "control the conversation" of United States politics such as the Tea Party movement and the anti-war movement that opposed the presidential administration of George W. Bush. Several news reports have expressed the opinion that the rallies are a satirical response to Glenn Beck’s Restoring Honor rally and the "Reclaim the Dream" counter-rally.
Log on http://www.rallytorestoresanity.com and http://www.keepfearalive.com
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Saturday, October 16, 2010
Media Menu, October 16, 2010
Here are home viewing suggestions for the week, selected from online advanced TV program listings and aligned with the state and national K-12 academic standards available online. Please consult local listings also, since actual broadcast times may vary. The Websites cited in the “Log on“ box below the tv listing provide further details about the show’s topic and may contain links to video clips from the show or a complete streaming video version of the show.
Saturday, October 16, 2010,
10-11 p.m. E/P
History Channel
Science
Middle and High School
" The Universe: Total Eclipse”
Once they were dreaded and thought to be dragons eating the sun--but modern science has dispelled mythology and we now look forward to total Solar Eclipses as one of the most spectacular phenomena in the heavens. This documentary explores the complex movements of Earth, Moon and Sun that produce these unusual events and details why we may be the only intelligent beings in the known Universe to witness eclipses like we see on Earth. Man-made eclipses also figure into the science in the form of instruments called "coronagraphs." They blot out the sun and reveal its corona, uncovering secrets which, while enlightening, also warn of a disaster that could make our advanced technology crash and burn. Finally, the program travels into deep space, where the tiny eclipses caused by planets circling distant stars is now beginning to reveal hundreds more stars where "exoplanets" exist... perhaps even those in habitable zones like the Earth. TV-PG
Log on http://www.history.com/shows/the-universe
Sunday, October 17, 2010,
7-8 p.m. E/P
CBS
World and U.S. History
Middle and High School
" 60 Minutes”
The first report in this newsmagazine , “City Of David”, is about a site under the city of Jerusalem - a controversial archeological dig that has become a flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Then, “Stand Down” reports one veterans returning from Iraq or Afghanistan into the recession are finding themselves homeless. Scott Pelley reports on an annual encampment in San Diego where veterans can find hope, help and services. “Market Street” is a report on a mystery that was solved about a 100-year-old film that we now know was made on San Francisco's Market Street. just days before the 1906 earthquake.
Log on http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60minutes/main3415.shtml
Mondays, October 18, 2010,
9-10:30 p.m. E/P
PBS
U.S. History
Middle and High School
"American Experience - We Shall Remain: After the Mayflower ”
Five documentaries spanning 300 years tell the story of pivotal moments in U.S. history from the Native-American perspective. Benjamin Bratt narrates. The first program takes place in March of 1621. In what is now southeastern Massachusetts, Massasoit, the leading sachem of the Wampanoag, sat down to negotiate with a ragged group of English colonists. Hungry, dirty, and sick, the pale-skinned foreigners were struggling to stay alive; they were in desperate need of Native help.Massasoit faced problems of his own. His people had lately been decimated by unexplained sickness, leaving them vulnerable to the rival Narragansett to the west. The Wampanoag sachem calculated that a tactical alliance with the foreigners would provide a way to protect his people and hold his Native enemies at bay. He agreed to give the English the help they needed.A half-century later, as a brutal war flared between the English colonists and a confederation of New England Indians, the wisdom of Massasoit’s diplomatic gamble seemed less clear. Five decades of English immigration, mistreatment, lethal epidemics, and widespread environmental degradation had brought the Indians and their way of life to the brink of disaster. Led by Metacom, Massasoit’s son, the Wampanoag and their Native allies fought back against the English, nearly pushing them into the sea. The next 4 documentaries air in this timeslot on successive Mondays –“Tecumseh’s Vision”, “Trail Of Tears”, “Geronimo” and “Wounded Knee”.
Log on for streaming of all episodes http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain/the_films/index
Tuesday, October 19, 2010,
9-10 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science
Middle and High School
" Making History: Stonehenge ”
Stonehenge was one of the ancient world's greatest architectural feats. In this documentary three filmmakers working on a shoestring budget demonstrate how ancient people could have created such an iconic and long-lasting structure. Watch as they make nine extras look like hundreds of Stone Age men raising the enormous stones into place, and re-live the treacherous journey taken to retrieve the 'magic' stones. For the first time you’ll see Stonehenge not as a ruin but as a prehistoric temple. Our presenter Jeff Douglas meets the Stonehenge experts and examines the evidence: ancient weapons, "magic" stones and murder victims. Jeff passes the facts back to the three film artists, Steve, Colin and Neil, who use cutting edge computer imagingto re-create dramatic moments from the history of Stonehenge.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/making-history/4744/Overview
Wednesday, October 20, 2010,
7-8 p.m. E/P
Planet Green Channel
Science
Elementary, Middle and High School
" How Stuff Works: Salt ”
This documentary delves into the science of salt, the prehistoric, life-sustaining mineral that has 14,000 known uses from seasoning food to so much more.
Log on http://www.howstuffworks.com/salt-quiz.htm
Thursday, October 21, 2010,
9-10 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science and Technology
Middle and High School
" America's Secret Weapon ”
This documentary offers rare access to a highly classified division of the Defense Department known as DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency). It's considered to be America’s secret weapon lab, and although most civilians have never heard of it, its innovations have led to the invention of the Internet, the computer mouse and the global positioning system. We'll unlock the door to this highly classified facility for an insider's look at the latest generation of remarkable breakthroughs. We'll get a sneak peek at unmanned aerial vehicles, the Navy Seals' power swim technology and hypersonic aircraft.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/inside/3933/Overview
Friday, October 22, 2010,
9-10 p.m. E/P
History Channel
Economics and Technology
Middle and High School
"Modern Marvels: Mega Stores”
The colossal cornerstones of commerce. Oversized outfitters. Merchandise Moguls. Mega stores giant facilities engineered to keep up with America’s supersized habits. They are the largest, busiest places in the country. Their greatest challenge: keeping up with demand on a massive scale. And to do it, they have everything from scuba divers to sandblasters. This documentary is not about what’s on the shelves – it’s what happens behind the scenes of mega stores.
Saturday, October 23, 2010,
6-7 p.m.E/P
Sundance Channel
Arts and World History
Middle and High School
"Picasso and Braque Go The Movies ”
Among the first generation of cinemagoers in turn-of-the-century Paris were two young painters, Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. Soon to revolutionize the history of art, Picasso and Braque were so smitten with early film that they formed a film club. Martin Scorsese narrates filmmaker Arne Glimcher's documentary exploration of early cinema's influence on the birth of Cubism and visual modernism. Fearturing art historian John Richardson and contemporary masters of the canvas such as Chuck Close, Julian Schnabel and Eric Fischl. What holds the film together, is the steady stream of clips from early cinema — especially Georges Méliès’ photographic magic tricks — whose playful spirit found its way into Cubist paintings and drawings, especially those of Picasso. A voracious consumer of popular culture, he was first exposed to the movies in 1896, at 15, and was immediately smitten.
Log on http://movies.nytimes.com/2010/05/28/movies/28picasso.html
Saturday, October 16, 2010,
10-11 p.m. E/P
History Channel
Science
Middle and High School
" The Universe: Total Eclipse”
Once they were dreaded and thought to be dragons eating the sun--but modern science has dispelled mythology and we now look forward to total Solar Eclipses as one of the most spectacular phenomena in the heavens. This documentary explores the complex movements of Earth, Moon and Sun that produce these unusual events and details why we may be the only intelligent beings in the known Universe to witness eclipses like we see on Earth. Man-made eclipses also figure into the science in the form of instruments called "coronagraphs." They blot out the sun and reveal its corona, uncovering secrets which, while enlightening, also warn of a disaster that could make our advanced technology crash and burn. Finally, the program travels into deep space, where the tiny eclipses caused by planets circling distant stars is now beginning to reveal hundreds more stars where "exoplanets" exist... perhaps even those in habitable zones like the Earth. TV-PG
Log on http://www.history.com/shows/the-universe
Sunday, October 17, 2010,
7-8 p.m. E/P
CBS
World and U.S. History
Middle and High School
" 60 Minutes”
The first report in this newsmagazine , “City Of David”, is about a site under the city of Jerusalem - a controversial archeological dig that has become a flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Then, “Stand Down” reports one veterans returning from Iraq or Afghanistan into the recession are finding themselves homeless. Scott Pelley reports on an annual encampment in San Diego where veterans can find hope, help and services. “Market Street” is a report on a mystery that was solved about a 100-year-old film that we now know was made on San Francisco's Market Street. just days before the 1906 earthquake.
Log on http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60minutes/main3415.shtml
Mondays, October 18, 2010,
9-10:30 p.m. E/P
PBS
U.S. History
Middle and High School
"American Experience - We Shall Remain: After the Mayflower ”
Five documentaries spanning 300 years tell the story of pivotal moments in U.S. history from the Native-American perspective. Benjamin Bratt narrates. The first program takes place in March of 1621. In what is now southeastern Massachusetts, Massasoit, the leading sachem of the Wampanoag, sat down to negotiate with a ragged group of English colonists. Hungry, dirty, and sick, the pale-skinned foreigners were struggling to stay alive; they were in desperate need of Native help.Massasoit faced problems of his own. His people had lately been decimated by unexplained sickness, leaving them vulnerable to the rival Narragansett to the west. The Wampanoag sachem calculated that a tactical alliance with the foreigners would provide a way to protect his people and hold his Native enemies at bay. He agreed to give the English the help they needed.A half-century later, as a brutal war flared between the English colonists and a confederation of New England Indians, the wisdom of Massasoit’s diplomatic gamble seemed less clear. Five decades of English immigration, mistreatment, lethal epidemics, and widespread environmental degradation had brought the Indians and their way of life to the brink of disaster. Led by Metacom, Massasoit’s son, the Wampanoag and their Native allies fought back against the English, nearly pushing them into the sea. The next 4 documentaries air in this timeslot on successive Mondays –“Tecumseh’s Vision”, “Trail Of Tears”, “Geronimo” and “Wounded Knee”.
Log on for streaming of all episodes http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain/the_films/index
Tuesday, October 19, 2010,
9-10 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science
Middle and High School
" Making History: Stonehenge ”
Stonehenge was one of the ancient world's greatest architectural feats. In this documentary three filmmakers working on a shoestring budget demonstrate how ancient people could have created such an iconic and long-lasting structure. Watch as they make nine extras look like hundreds of Stone Age men raising the enormous stones into place, and re-live the treacherous journey taken to retrieve the 'magic' stones. For the first time you’ll see Stonehenge not as a ruin but as a prehistoric temple. Our presenter Jeff Douglas meets the Stonehenge experts and examines the evidence: ancient weapons, "magic" stones and murder victims. Jeff passes the facts back to the three film artists, Steve, Colin and Neil, who use cutting edge computer imagingto re-create dramatic moments from the history of Stonehenge.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/making-history/4744/Overview
Wednesday, October 20, 2010,
7-8 p.m. E/P
Planet Green Channel
Science
Elementary, Middle and High School
" How Stuff Works: Salt ”
This documentary delves into the science of salt, the prehistoric, life-sustaining mineral that has 14,000 known uses from seasoning food to so much more.
Log on http://www.howstuffworks.com/salt-quiz.htm
Thursday, October 21, 2010,
9-10 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science and Technology
Middle and High School
" America's Secret Weapon ”
This documentary offers rare access to a highly classified division of the Defense Department known as DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency). It's considered to be America’s secret weapon lab, and although most civilians have never heard of it, its innovations have led to the invention of the Internet, the computer mouse and the global positioning system. We'll unlock the door to this highly classified facility for an insider's look at the latest generation of remarkable breakthroughs. We'll get a sneak peek at unmanned aerial vehicles, the Navy Seals' power swim technology and hypersonic aircraft.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/inside/3933/Overview
Friday, October 22, 2010,
9-10 p.m. E/P
History Channel
Economics and Technology
Middle and High School
"Modern Marvels: Mega Stores”
The colossal cornerstones of commerce. Oversized outfitters. Merchandise Moguls. Mega stores giant facilities engineered to keep up with America’s supersized habits. They are the largest, busiest places in the country. Their greatest challenge: keeping up with demand on a massive scale. And to do it, they have everything from scuba divers to sandblasters. This documentary is not about what’s on the shelves – it’s what happens behind the scenes of mega stores.
Saturday, October 23, 2010,
6-7 p.m.E/P
Sundance Channel
Arts and World History
Middle and High School
"Picasso and Braque Go The Movies ”
Among the first generation of cinemagoers in turn-of-the-century Paris were two young painters, Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. Soon to revolutionize the history of art, Picasso and Braque were so smitten with early film that they formed a film club. Martin Scorsese narrates filmmaker Arne Glimcher's documentary exploration of early cinema's influence on the birth of Cubism and visual modernism. Fearturing art historian John Richardson and contemporary masters of the canvas such as Chuck Close, Julian Schnabel and Eric Fischl. What holds the film together, is the steady stream of clips from early cinema — especially Georges Méliès’ photographic magic tricks — whose playful spirit found its way into Cubist paintings and drawings, especially those of Picasso. A voracious consumer of popular culture, he was first exposed to the movies in 1896, at 15, and was immediately smitten.
Log on http://movies.nytimes.com/2010/05/28/movies/28picasso.html
Friday, October 8, 2010
Here are home viewing suggestions for the week, selected from online advanced TV program listings and aligned with the state and national K-12 academic standards available online. Please consult local listings also, since actual broadcast times may vary. The Websites cited in the “Log on“ box below the tv listing provide further details about the show’s topic and may contain links to video clips from the show or a complete streaming video version of the show.
Saturday, October 9, 2010,
9-9:30 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science and Technology
Elementary, Middle and High School
" The Rocket Project”
In this documentary eight high school students begin a journey to design, build and launch a rocket out of the stratosphere. As inevitable delays and mechanical troubles set in, even a healthy dose of support and know-how may not be enough to get the rocket off the ground. TV-G
Log on http://science.discovery.com/tv/ldrs/rocket-basics/make-a-rocket.html
Sunday, October 10, 2010,
7-8 p.m. E/P
CBS
Economics, World History and Arts
Middle and High School
" 60 Minutes”
This news magazine’s leading story, “Speed Traders”, looks inside the secretive world “high-frequency trading,” a controversial technique the SEC is scrutinizing in which computers can make thousands of stock trades in less than a second. Then, “Madela”, a report on the recently published collection of his memoirs, mostly from the 27 years he spent in prison, reveal the innermost thoughts of the international civil rights giant Nelson Mandela, whose movement brought down the apartheid regime of South Africa. Finally, “Eminem”, is a profile of the chart-topping rapper from Detroit who overcame addiction to reclaim the winning style that made him the biggest selling artist of the past decade.
Log on http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60minutes/main3415.shtml
Sunday, October 10, 2010,
8-9 p.m. E/P
Discovery Channel
Science and Geography
Middle and High School
" Life: Hunters ”
This documentary describes how the ability to learn from past experiences and develop novel solutions to problems have allowed mammals to find prey - and avoid being preyed upon - in every environment on Earth TV-PG
Log on http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/life/hunters-and-hunted
Monday, October 11, 2010,
9-11:00 p.m. E/P
PBS
U.S. History and Government
Middle and High School
" God In America: A New Adam/A New Eden”
How has religious belief shaped American history? What role have religious ideas and spiritual experience played in shaping the social, political and cultural life of what has become the world’s most religiously diverse nation? In a joint presentation of PBS’ AMERICAN EXPERIENCE and FRONTLINE, the historical role of religion in the public life of the United States is explored in a six-hour series which interweaves documentary footage, historical dramatization and interviews with religious historians. The first hour explores the origins of America’s unique religious landscape, while hour two considers the origins of America’s experiment in religious liberty. The second two hours, airing tomorrow October 12 in this time slot are entitled “A Nation Reborn/A New Light” and explore how religion suffused the Civil War and how the forces of modernity challenged traditional faith and drove a wedge between liberal and conservative believers. The final two hours, airing Wednesday October 13 in the same timeslot are entitled “Soul of a Nation/Of God and Caesar” they explore the post-World War II era and bring the series into the present day
Log on http://www.pbs.org/godinamerica/
Tuesday ,October 12, 2010,
8- 9- p.m. E/P
Travel Channel
U.S. History and Geography
Elementary, Middle and High School
"Ghost Adventures: La Purisma Mission – Lompoc, CA”
This documentary investigates reported but unexplained occurrences at the La Purisima Mission in Lompoc, California. The former Spanish residence of padres, soldiers and the native Chumash is beautiful, but the atmosphere there is tinged with tragedy - disease and war. TV-PG
Log on to website with historical information for students about the mission http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Ghost_Adventures/Special_Features/La_Purisima_Missions_Haunted_History?tablabel=selected
Wednesday, October 13, 2010,
8-9 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science
Elementary, Middle and High School
" What You Can’t See: In The Earth”
Our world is alive with creatures that we can't see, acting in ways that have more influence on humans than we might think. As shown in this documentary, using thermal imaging to see through vegetation, ultra-low-light color imaging helps us see in the dark. TV-G
Thursday, October 14, 2010,
9-11 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science and Geography
Elementary, Middle and High School
" Into The Lost Crystal Caves”
This documentary takes viewers inside one of the greatest natural marvels on the planet - a giant crystal cave described as “Superman's fortress”, with magnificent crystals up to 36 feet long and weighing 55 tons. A team of experts venture into the cavern, enduring scorching-hot temperatures that could kill a human after just 15 minutes of exposure. They'll push the boundaries of physical limitation to explore a crevasse that could lead to another - and perhaps more spectacular - crystal cave. The website below has further details about crystals are formed in nature and also how viewers can make crystals - in the form of rock candy (a recipe is provided).
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/into-the-lost-crystal-caves-4636?source=email_channel#tab-Overview
Friday, October 15, 2010,
7:30-8 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science and Technology
Elementary, Middle and High School
" How It's Made ”
This technology documentary shows how Carbon Fiber Bicycles, Blood Products and a Ballpoint Pens are made
Log on http://science.discovery.com/tv/how-its-made/
Saturday, October 16, 2010,
10-11 p.m. E/P
History Channel
Science
Middle and High School
" The Universe: Total Eclipse”
Once they were dreaded and thought to be dragons eating the sun--but modern science has dispelled mythology and we now look forward to total Solar Eclipses as one of the most spectacular phenomena in the heavens. This documentary explores the complex movements of Earth, Moon and Sun that produce these unusual events and details why we may be the only intelligent beings in the known Universe to witness eclipses like we see on Earth. Man-made eclipses also figure into the science in the form of instruments called "coronagraphs." They blot out the sun and reveal its corona, uncovering secrets which, while enlightening, also warn of a disaster that could make our advanced technology crash and burn. Finally, the program travels into deep space, where the tiny eclipses caused by planets circling distant stars is now beginning to reveal hundreds more stars where "exoplanets" exist... perhaps even those in habitable zones like the Earth. TV-PG
Log on http://www.history.com/shows/the-universe
Saturday, October 9, 2010,
9-9:30 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science and Technology
Elementary, Middle and High School
" The Rocket Project”
In this documentary eight high school students begin a journey to design, build and launch a rocket out of the stratosphere. As inevitable delays and mechanical troubles set in, even a healthy dose of support and know-how may not be enough to get the rocket off the ground. TV-G
Log on http://science.discovery.com/tv/ldrs/rocket-basics/make-a-rocket.html
Sunday, October 10, 2010,
7-8 p.m. E/P
CBS
Economics, World History and Arts
Middle and High School
" 60 Minutes”
This news magazine’s leading story, “Speed Traders”, looks inside the secretive world “high-frequency trading,” a controversial technique the SEC is scrutinizing in which computers can make thousands of stock trades in less than a second. Then, “Madela”, a report on the recently published collection of his memoirs, mostly from the 27 years he spent in prison, reveal the innermost thoughts of the international civil rights giant Nelson Mandela, whose movement brought down the apartheid regime of South Africa. Finally, “Eminem”, is a profile of the chart-topping rapper from Detroit who overcame addiction to reclaim the winning style that made him the biggest selling artist of the past decade.
Log on http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60minutes/main3415.shtml
Sunday, October 10, 2010,
8-9 p.m. E/P
Discovery Channel
Science and Geography
Middle and High School
" Life: Hunters ”
This documentary describes how the ability to learn from past experiences and develop novel solutions to problems have allowed mammals to find prey - and avoid being preyed upon - in every environment on Earth TV-PG
Log on http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/life/hunters-and-hunted
Monday, October 11, 2010,
9-11:00 p.m. E/P
PBS
U.S. History and Government
Middle and High School
" God In America: A New Adam/A New Eden”
How has religious belief shaped American history? What role have religious ideas and spiritual experience played in shaping the social, political and cultural life of what has become the world’s most religiously diverse nation? In a joint presentation of PBS’ AMERICAN EXPERIENCE and FRONTLINE, the historical role of religion in the public life of the United States is explored in a six-hour series which interweaves documentary footage, historical dramatization and interviews with religious historians. The first hour explores the origins of America’s unique religious landscape, while hour two considers the origins of America’s experiment in religious liberty. The second two hours, airing tomorrow October 12 in this time slot are entitled “A Nation Reborn/A New Light” and explore how religion suffused the Civil War and how the forces of modernity challenged traditional faith and drove a wedge between liberal and conservative believers. The final two hours, airing Wednesday October 13 in the same timeslot are entitled “Soul of a Nation/Of God and Caesar” they explore the post-World War II era and bring the series into the present day
Log on http://www.pbs.org/godinamerica/
Tuesday ,October 12, 2010,
8- 9- p.m. E/P
Travel Channel
U.S. History and Geography
Elementary, Middle and High School
"Ghost Adventures: La Purisma Mission – Lompoc, CA”
This documentary investigates reported but unexplained occurrences at the La Purisima Mission in Lompoc, California. The former Spanish residence of padres, soldiers and the native Chumash is beautiful, but the atmosphere there is tinged with tragedy - disease and war. TV-PG
Log on to website with historical information for students about the mission http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Ghost_Adventures/Special_Features/La_Purisima_Missions_Haunted_History?tablabel=selected
Wednesday, October 13, 2010,
8-9 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science
Elementary, Middle and High School
" What You Can’t See: In The Earth”
Our world is alive with creatures that we can't see, acting in ways that have more influence on humans than we might think. As shown in this documentary, using thermal imaging to see through vegetation, ultra-low-light color imaging helps us see in the dark. TV-G
Thursday, October 14, 2010,
9-11 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science and Geography
Elementary, Middle and High School
" Into The Lost Crystal Caves”
This documentary takes viewers inside one of the greatest natural marvels on the planet - a giant crystal cave described as “Superman's fortress”, with magnificent crystals up to 36 feet long and weighing 55 tons. A team of experts venture into the cavern, enduring scorching-hot temperatures that could kill a human after just 15 minutes of exposure. They'll push the boundaries of physical limitation to explore a crevasse that could lead to another - and perhaps more spectacular - crystal cave. The website below has further details about crystals are formed in nature and also how viewers can make crystals - in the form of rock candy (a recipe is provided).
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/into-the-lost-crystal-caves-4636?source=email_channel#tab-Overview
Friday, October 15, 2010,
7:30-8 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science and Technology
Elementary, Middle and High School
" How It's Made ”
This technology documentary shows how Carbon Fiber Bicycles, Blood Products and a Ballpoint Pens are made
Log on http://science.discovery.com/tv/how-its-made/
Saturday, October 16, 2010,
10-11 p.m. E/P
History Channel
Science
Middle and High School
" The Universe: Total Eclipse”
Once they were dreaded and thought to be dragons eating the sun--but modern science has dispelled mythology and we now look forward to total Solar Eclipses as one of the most spectacular phenomena in the heavens. This documentary explores the complex movements of Earth, Moon and Sun that produce these unusual events and details why we may be the only intelligent beings in the known Universe to witness eclipses like we see on Earth. Man-made eclipses also figure into the science in the form of instruments called "coronagraphs." They blot out the sun and reveal its corona, uncovering secrets which, while enlightening, also warn of a disaster that could make our advanced technology crash and burn. Finally, the program travels into deep space, where the tiny eclipses caused by planets circling distant stars is now beginning to reveal hundreds more stars where "exoplanets" exist... perhaps even those in habitable zones like the Earth. TV-PG
Log on http://www.history.com/shows/the-universe
Friday, October 1, 2010
Media Menu, October 2, 2010
Here are home viewing suggestions for the week, selected from online advanced TV program listings and aligned with the state and national K-12 academic standards available online. Please consult local listings also, since actual broadcast times may vary. The Websites cited in the “Log on“ box below the tv listing provide further details about the show’s topic and may contain links to video clips from the show or a complete streaming video version of the show.
Saturday, October 2, 2010,
8-9 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Technology and Economics
Elementary, Middle and High School
"Ultimate Factories: Corvette "
The mystique of the Corvette has held strong for 5 straight decades with its sleek muscular body, raw power and unyielding speed. This sports car has been recognized as America's only sports car. This documentary takes viewers inside the development of the Corvette Z06, a high performance street machine that is the most aerodynamically efficient Corvette ever built. Then, travel to the Corvette factory in Bowling Green, Kentucky to see how this Z06 is built from start to finish in only 36 hours. TV-G
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/ultimate-factories/3325/Overview
Sunday, October 3, 2010,
9-9:30 p.m. E/P
Nickelodeon Channel
Technology and Health
Elementary, Middle and High School
“Nick News with Linda Ellerbee : Sticks, Stones and CyberSlams,”
In this news-discussion program host Linda Ellerby takes a hard look at the subject of bullying.. Kids talk about being bullied. Bullies talk about why they did what they did. And both groups talk about ways to stop bullying. Experts say as many as 60 percent of all middle school kids admit to having been bullied. Parents blame teachers. Teachers blame parents. Everybody blames the Internet. And anti-bully laws are not consistent, even in the states that have them. But there are some anti-bullying programs that seem to be working, as shown in this program.
Log on http://news.nick.com/09/2010/24/kids-talk-about-bullying/
Monday, October 4, 2010,
8-9 p.m. ET, 5-6 p.m. PT
Nickelodeon Channel
Economics
High School
“Executive Vision: Leadership in Action – Media”
Media is more influential today than ever before. As an industry, media is taking hold and unraveling traditional notions of economy, changing our social development and shifting power in ways unimaginable several years ago. How can today’s media leaders (and future media workers) navigate this ever-changing landscape? This news-panel program allows viewers to go inside the minds of the world’s most brilliant leaders to witness a global strategy session. From CEOs of multi-national companies, to game-changing entrepreneurs, and acclaimed public figures the program brings together the globe’s most renowned, relevant and influential captains of industry to challenge each other and propose solutions to some of the world’s most pressing problems. Participants include including Michael D. Eisner, Founder, The Tornante Company; Thomas H. Glocer, CEO, Thomson Reuters; Jane Rosenthal, Co-Founder, Tribeca Enterprises and Tribeca Productions; Tim Clark, President, Emirates Airline; Gail McGovern, President & CEO, American Red Cross; Scott Davis, Chairman & CEO, UPS; Michael Roth, Chairman & CEO, Interpublic Group; and Michael J. Wolf, Founder & Managing Director, ACTIVATE.
Log on http://www.cnbc.com/id/39289020
Tuesday, October 5, 2010,
9-10 p. m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
World History and Technology
Middle and High School
"Making History: Hitler”
This is the initial episode of a documentary miniseries, “Making History”. Its purpose is to turn back the clock to bring viewers the past as it's never been seen before, presenting significant points in history that cameras weren't around to catch. Using the latest theories from experts and scientists, these shows blend hard historical research with dramatic reconstructions and demonstrate step-by-step how the latest computer
trickery can make history really come alive. This episode is about the most notorious dictator of the 20th century. Hitler's life is heavily documented. But despite his infamy, there is still a secret history to bring to life. Using expert testimony and camera tricks, the series producers recreate Hitler’s experiences in the First World War trenches to find out how a brush with an exploding bomb helped turn a young soldier into the leader of Nazi Germany.
Log on http://natgeotv.com/uk/making-history/videos/hitler-rise-and-fall
Tuesday, October 5, 2010,
9-11 p. m. E/P
PBS
U.S. History
Middle and High School
"POV: The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers"
Why would a dedicated Cold Warrior throw away his career and his friends, and risk life in prison for a chance to help end the Vietnam War? In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, a leading military planner, concluded that America’s role in the war was based on decades of lies. This Academy Award nominated documentary feature provides a comprehensive look at the release of the Pentagon Papers in 1971 and the resultant political firestorm,. It is also an intensely intimate look into the conscience of a gifted and intelligent man. National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger told his staff that Ellsberg was “the most dangerous man in America who must be stopped at all costs.” Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times and wrestled personally and professionally with what he came to see as the contradictions between American ideals and American power in Southeast Asia. Rated TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/pov/mostdangerousman
Wednesday, October 6, 2010,
9-11 p.m. E/P
History Channel
U.S. and World History
Middle and High School
"Who Really Discovered America?”
Did a number of explorers discover the New World long before Christopher Columbus staked his claim in 1492? No less than a dozen cultures have tales of these adventurers woven into their histories, but they are noticeably absent in American history books. This documentary explores the possibility that the Chinese, Japanese, Polynesians, Norse, Welsh, Irish and Ancient Hebrews all made it to the Americas earlier than Columbus. The producers have rebuilt the ships, traced the routes, tested the artifacts and analyzed blood evidence to finally learn the answer to one of the greatest mysteries of all time - who really discovered America? Rated TV-PG
Log on http://community.history.com/topic/12246/t/The-Problem-With-Who-Really-Discovered-America.html
Wednesday, October 6, 2010,
9 p. m. - Midnight E/P
PBS
English Literature and Arts
Middle and High School
" GREAT PERFORMANCES: Macbeth”
Sir Patrick Stewart stars in a, Tony-nominated performance in a new production of Shakespeare’s “Scottish play” that captured Broadway audiences. This edgy film adaptation, relocates the bloody action to a nameless 20th-century netherworld.(Consult teacher’s guide to this program, cited below.)
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/episodes/macbeth/educators-guide/1023
Thursday, October 7, 2010,
8-9 p.m. ET, 5-6 p.m. PT
CNBC Channel
Economics and U.S. History
High School
" Goldman Sachs: Power And Peril”
Goldman Sachs is the most famous name on Wall Street. The firm, started 150 years ago as a one-man operation, is a powerhouse whose 34,000 employees are known as the best and the brightest. Its unique corporate culture and history of success have long been the envy of its competitors...but now Goldman Sachs is fighting to maintain its reputation following a government investigation into its practices. The firm has been accused by some critics of misleading investors, and taken to task for accepting a government bailout when, less than a year later, it was able to reap massive profits. Some ask if its many alumni who went on to influential government positions gave it an unfair advantage in surviving the global financial crisis. In this documentary, correspondent David Faber reveals how Goldman Sachs benefited from some of its most controversial deals before, during and after the economic collapse. He describes how Goldman, throughout its history, has fought back from adversity with innovation and fierce competitiveness. Faber also examines the future of Goldman Sachs, asking whether the bank can maintain its dominant position atop the world of finance.
Log on http://www.cnbc.com/id/15837856/site/14081545/
Friday, October 8, 2010,
8-11 p.m. ET, 5-8 p.m. PT
Ovation Channel
Literature and Arts
Middle and High School
" The Making of Cats” and “Cats” (the musical)
The first half-hour of this broadcast is a documentary which takes viewers behind the scenes at one of musical theatre’s most successful shows – “Cats” a musical based on T.S. Eliot's “Old Possum's Book Of Practical Cats”. Putting together a show of this magnitude is no easy feat, and here we'll look at the intricate staging, opulent costumes and speak with the actors and actresses who helped make this show a smash hit. Discover how Broadway magic is made in this rare look behind the curtain. The Jellice cats are celebrating at the Jellicle Ball. In the end, Old Deuteronomy has to choose a cat to be reborn into a new life. The documentary is followed by a telecast of a London production of the complete musical with Elaine Paige, John Mills in lead roles.
Log on http://www.broadwaymusicalhome.com/shows/cats.htm
Saturday, October 9, 2010,
9-9:30 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science and Technology
Elementary, Middle and High School
" The Rocket Project”
In this documentary eight high school students begin a journey to design, build and launch a rocket out of the stratosphere. As inevitable delays and mechanical troubles set in, even a healthy dose of support and know-how may not be enough to get the rocket off the ground. TV-G
Log on http://science.discovery.com/tv/ldrs/rocket-basics/make-a-rocket.html
Saturday, October 2, 2010,
8-9 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Technology and Economics
Elementary, Middle and High School
"Ultimate Factories: Corvette "
The mystique of the Corvette has held strong for 5 straight decades with its sleek muscular body, raw power and unyielding speed. This sports car has been recognized as America's only sports car. This documentary takes viewers inside the development of the Corvette Z06, a high performance street machine that is the most aerodynamically efficient Corvette ever built. Then, travel to the Corvette factory in Bowling Green, Kentucky to see how this Z06 is built from start to finish in only 36 hours. TV-G
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/ultimate-factories/3325/Overview
Sunday, October 3, 2010,
9-9:30 p.m. E/P
Nickelodeon Channel
Technology and Health
Elementary, Middle and High School
“Nick News with Linda Ellerbee : Sticks, Stones and CyberSlams,”
In this news-discussion program host Linda Ellerby takes a hard look at the subject of bullying.. Kids talk about being bullied. Bullies talk about why they did what they did. And both groups talk about ways to stop bullying. Experts say as many as 60 percent of all middle school kids admit to having been bullied. Parents blame teachers. Teachers blame parents. Everybody blames the Internet. And anti-bully laws are not consistent, even in the states that have them. But there are some anti-bullying programs that seem to be working, as shown in this program.
Log on http://news.nick.com/09/2010/24/kids-talk-about-bullying/
Monday, October 4, 2010,
8-9 p.m. ET, 5-6 p.m. PT
Nickelodeon Channel
Economics
High School
“Executive Vision: Leadership in Action – Media”
Media is more influential today than ever before. As an industry, media is taking hold and unraveling traditional notions of economy, changing our social development and shifting power in ways unimaginable several years ago. How can today’s media leaders (and future media workers) navigate this ever-changing landscape? This news-panel program allows viewers to go inside the minds of the world’s most brilliant leaders to witness a global strategy session. From CEOs of multi-national companies, to game-changing entrepreneurs, and acclaimed public figures the program brings together the globe’s most renowned, relevant and influential captains of industry to challenge each other and propose solutions to some of the world’s most pressing problems. Participants include including Michael D. Eisner, Founder, The Tornante Company; Thomas H. Glocer, CEO, Thomson Reuters; Jane Rosenthal, Co-Founder, Tribeca Enterprises and Tribeca Productions; Tim Clark, President, Emirates Airline; Gail McGovern, President & CEO, American Red Cross; Scott Davis, Chairman & CEO, UPS; Michael Roth, Chairman & CEO, Interpublic Group; and Michael J. Wolf, Founder & Managing Director, ACTIVATE.
Log on http://www.cnbc.com/id/39289020
Tuesday, October 5, 2010,
9-10 p. m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
World History and Technology
Middle and High School
"Making History: Hitler”
This is the initial episode of a documentary miniseries, “Making History”. Its purpose is to turn back the clock to bring viewers the past as it's never been seen before, presenting significant points in history that cameras weren't around to catch. Using the latest theories from experts and scientists, these shows blend hard historical research with dramatic reconstructions and demonstrate step-by-step how the latest computer
trickery can make history really come alive. This episode is about the most notorious dictator of the 20th century. Hitler's life is heavily documented. But despite his infamy, there is still a secret history to bring to life. Using expert testimony and camera tricks, the series producers recreate Hitler’s experiences in the First World War trenches to find out how a brush with an exploding bomb helped turn a young soldier into the leader of Nazi Germany.
Log on http://natgeotv.com/uk/making-history/videos/hitler-rise-and-fall
Tuesday, October 5, 2010,
9-11 p. m. E/P
PBS
U.S. History
Middle and High School
"POV: The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers"
Why would a dedicated Cold Warrior throw away his career and his friends, and risk life in prison for a chance to help end the Vietnam War? In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, a leading military planner, concluded that America’s role in the war was based on decades of lies. This Academy Award nominated documentary feature provides a comprehensive look at the release of the Pentagon Papers in 1971 and the resultant political firestorm,. It is also an intensely intimate look into the conscience of a gifted and intelligent man. National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger told his staff that Ellsberg was “the most dangerous man in America who must be stopped at all costs.” Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times and wrestled personally and professionally with what he came to see as the contradictions between American ideals and American power in Southeast Asia. Rated TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/pov/mostdangerousman
Wednesday, October 6, 2010,
9-11 p.m. E/P
History Channel
U.S. and World History
Middle and High School
"Who Really Discovered America?”
Did a number of explorers discover the New World long before Christopher Columbus staked his claim in 1492? No less than a dozen cultures have tales of these adventurers woven into their histories, but they are noticeably absent in American history books. This documentary explores the possibility that the Chinese, Japanese, Polynesians, Norse, Welsh, Irish and Ancient Hebrews all made it to the Americas earlier than Columbus. The producers have rebuilt the ships, traced the routes, tested the artifacts and analyzed blood evidence to finally learn the answer to one of the greatest mysteries of all time - who really discovered America? Rated TV-PG
Log on http://community.history.com/topic/12246/t/The-Problem-With-Who-Really-Discovered-America.html
Wednesday, October 6, 2010,
9 p. m. - Midnight E/P
PBS
English Literature and Arts
Middle and High School
" GREAT PERFORMANCES: Macbeth”
Sir Patrick Stewart stars in a, Tony-nominated performance in a new production of Shakespeare’s “Scottish play” that captured Broadway audiences. This edgy film adaptation, relocates the bloody action to a nameless 20th-century netherworld.(Consult teacher’s guide to this program, cited below.)
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/episodes/macbeth/educators-guide/1023
Thursday, October 7, 2010,
8-9 p.m. ET, 5-6 p.m. PT
CNBC Channel
Economics and U.S. History
High School
" Goldman Sachs: Power And Peril”
Goldman Sachs is the most famous name on Wall Street. The firm, started 150 years ago as a one-man operation, is a powerhouse whose 34,000 employees are known as the best and the brightest. Its unique corporate culture and history of success have long been the envy of its competitors...but now Goldman Sachs is fighting to maintain its reputation following a government investigation into its practices. The firm has been accused by some critics of misleading investors, and taken to task for accepting a government bailout when, less than a year later, it was able to reap massive profits. Some ask if its many alumni who went on to influential government positions gave it an unfair advantage in surviving the global financial crisis. In this documentary, correspondent David Faber reveals how Goldman Sachs benefited from some of its most controversial deals before, during and after the economic collapse. He describes how Goldman, throughout its history, has fought back from adversity with innovation and fierce competitiveness. Faber also examines the future of Goldman Sachs, asking whether the bank can maintain its dominant position atop the world of finance.
Log on http://www.cnbc.com/id/15837856/site/14081545/
Friday, October 8, 2010,
8-11 p.m. ET, 5-8 p.m. PT
Ovation Channel
Literature and Arts
Middle and High School
" The Making of Cats” and “Cats” (the musical)
The first half-hour of this broadcast is a documentary which takes viewers behind the scenes at one of musical theatre’s most successful shows – “Cats” a musical based on T.S. Eliot's “Old Possum's Book Of Practical Cats”. Putting together a show of this magnitude is no easy feat, and here we'll look at the intricate staging, opulent costumes and speak with the actors and actresses who helped make this show a smash hit. Discover how Broadway magic is made in this rare look behind the curtain. The Jellice cats are celebrating at the Jellicle Ball. In the end, Old Deuteronomy has to choose a cat to be reborn into a new life. The documentary is followed by a telecast of a London production of the complete musical with Elaine Paige, John Mills in lead roles.
Log on http://www.broadwaymusicalhome.com/shows/cats.htm
Saturday, October 9, 2010,
9-9:30 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science and Technology
Elementary, Middle and High School
" The Rocket Project”
In this documentary eight high school students begin a journey to design, build and launch a rocket out of the stratosphere. As inevitable delays and mechanical troubles set in, even a healthy dose of support and know-how may not be enough to get the rocket off the ground. TV-G
Log on http://science.discovery.com/tv/ldrs/rocket-basics/make-a-rocket.html
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Media Menu, September 25, 2010
Here are home viewing suggestions for the week, selected from online advanced TV program listings and aligned with the state and national K-12 academic standards available online. Please consult local listings also, since actual broadcast times may vary. The Websites cited in the “Log on“ box below the tv listing provide further details about the show’s topic and may contain links to video clips from the show or a complete streaming video version of the show.
Saturday, September 25, 2010,
8-10 p.m. E/P
History Channel
Geography and World History
Middle and High School
“Gates of Hell”
Legendary volcanoes, geysers and fault lines found in Iceland, Mexico, Greece, Italy and Japan appear to descend into another reality -- an underworld deep within the earth. This geography documentary investigates such places and reveals the geological reasons why they evoked such fear and awe. There are six places on Earth believed to be actual entrances into Hell. They include a volcano in Iceland, a cave in the jungles of Central America, and a lake of fire in Africa. According to ancient myth and Christian legend, each is a passage to a terrifying underworld for the damned. Even today, some believe they are still portals. Eerily, they share striking similarities. We'll visit these six locations, and along the way, reveal how the concept of Hell emerged in history and why it still evokes fear today. TV-PG
Log on http://www.history.com/videos/gates-of-hell#gates-of-hell
Sunday, September 26, 2010,
8-9 p.m. E/P
PBS
Science and Geography
Middle and High School
“NATURE: Cuba - The Accidental Eden”
As shown in this documentary the island nation of Cuba’s varied landscape, its location in the heart of the Caribbean and its longstanding place at the center of Cold War politics have all combined to preserve some of the richest and most unusual natural environments of the hemisphere. For decades, Cuba’s wild landscapes lay untouched while its Caribbean neighbors poisoned or paved over their ecological riches. Now, Cuba’s priceless treasures are about to face an onslaught. Tourism is already on the rise and most experts predict tourism will double once the U.S. trade embargo ends. What will happen to Cuba’s stunning biodiversity — an island filled with amphibians, reptiles and the most biologically diverse freshwater fish in the region? TV-G
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/
Monday, September 27, 2010,
9-10:30 p.m. E/P
PBS
U.S. and World History
Middle and High School
“When Worlds Collide"
This documentary, hosted by Emmy- winning writer Rubén Martínez, chronicles the origins of today’s Latino culture in the United States through the untold story of what happened in the Americas after Columbus. The journey begins in 2010 Los Angeles and travels to Latin America and Spain for a vivid exploration of the first century after the “Old World” encountered the “New World.” It covers the rise and fall of Spain's global empire from the reign of Isabella and Ferdinand through the reign of Philip II. TV-PG
Log on http://video.pbs.org/program/1573618569 for video clips about each topic and locale in the story
Tuesday, September 28, 2010,
8-10 p.m. E/P (repeats 10 p.m. –midnight)
PBS
U.S. and World History
Middle and High School
“THE TENTH INNING: Top of the Tenth"
Ken Burns last explored the history of America’s national pastime with his landmark 1994 PBS series BASEBALL. Now, Burns and co-director Lynn Novick update the series with THE TENTH INNING. Beginning with a crippling strike that alienated millions of fans and brought the game to the brink, this new film tells the tumultuous story of our national pastime up to the present. It celebrates baseball’s new Golden Age — an era of unprecedented home run totals, popularity and prosperity — and sheds light on one of the game’s darkest chapters — the steroid era. The two-part, four-hour film examines the stories of Joe Torre, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Pedro Martinez, Ichiro Suzuki, Cal Ripken Jr. and Barry Bonds and features insightful commentary from a lineup of writers, broadcasters, fans and all-stars. Part One, “Top Of The Tenth”, airing tonight, begins in 1994 as the national pastime faces its worst crisis in 70 years when a prolonged and bitter strike alienates many of the most loyal fans. Baseball has to rebuild. And rebuild it does, with new stadiums, an infusion of new players from Latin America and the shattering of historic records previously considered unbreakable. Part Two, entitled “Bottom of the Tenth” , airing in this timeslot tomorrow, September 29, covers a new generation of pitchers and international players who dominate the game, the Red Sox break an 86-year-old “curse” by winning the World Series and Barry Bonds, under the looming specter of steroids, closes in on a historic record. TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/tenthinning
Tuesday, September 28, 2010,
9-10 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science and Geography
Middle and High School
“Explorer: Can The Gulf Survive?”
With streaks of orange, red and black oil first creating havoc in Gulf waters, documentary cameras are on the front lines with the individuals tasked with fighting the growing disaster. Gaining extended access to the Coast Guard and command center team leading the cleanup, the program follows Rear Admiral Mary Landry, the Federal On-Scene Coordinator, and Mike Utsler, BP’s Incident Commander, who guide us through the first two months of the battle with seemingly no end. Tracking the spill cleanup effort from sea, land and air, we ride with a team charged with burning the oil at sea and fly with planes spraying a million gallons of dispersant. Sail with a cutter sucking up more than a thousand barrels of oil a day, and watch crews racing the clock to deploy booms to protect fragile marshlands. See NOAA scientists launch high-tech instruments to study the oil undersea, while on shore, satellite mappers try to predict the movement of the oil in Gulf currents. The oil has stopped spewing into the ocean, but the cleanup work of these men and women continues to be an ongoing battle.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/explorer/4835/Overview
Wednesday, September 29, 2010,
9-10 p.m. E/P
CNBC
Science, Economics and Geography
Middle and High School
"Trash Inc: The Secret Life of Garbage"
Garbage. It's everywhere — even in the middle of the oceans — and it's pure gold for companies like Waste Management and Republic Services who dominate this $52 billion-a-year industry. From curbside collection by trucks costing $250,000 each, to per-ton tipping fees at landfills, there's money to be made at every point as more than half of the 250 million tons of trash created in the United States each year reaches its final resting place. At a cost of $1 million per acre to construct, operate and ultimately close in an environmentally feasible method, modern landfills are technological marvels — a far cry from the town dump that still resonates in most people's perceptions. Not only do they make money for their owners, they add millions to the economic wellbeing of the towns that house them. Technologies, such as Landfill Natural Gas and Waste To Energy, are giving garbage a second life, turning trash into power sources and helping to solve mounting problems. It's particularly important in places like Hawaii, where disposal space is an issue, and in China, where land and energy are needed and trash is plentiful.
Log on http://classic.cnbc.com/id/38830389
Thursday, September 30, 2010,
9-10 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science
Elementary, Middle and High School
“Deep Sea Aliens"
A soft boneless body, two enormous eyes, eight tentacles brain and intestines in a single pouch, and a tearing double beak! The Octopus has been with us since the start and only now, as this documentary shows, are we beginning to unravel the extent of its astounding intelligence. TV-G.
Friday, October 1, 2010,
6-7 p.m. E/P
Planet Green Channel
World History and Geography
Elementary, Middle and High School
"Discovery Atlas: India Revealed"
India is one of the world's rising superpowers. A vast population and landmass, a weight of history and culture that stretches back for millennia. In this documentary viewers meet the people that make this great nation. TV-G
Log on http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/discovery-atlas-india.html
Saturday, October 2, 2010,
8-9 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Technology and Economics
Elementary, Middle and High School
" Ultimate Factories: Corvette "
The mystique of the Corvette has held strong for 5 straight decades with its sleek muscular body, raw power and unyielding speed. This sports car has been recognized as America's only sports car. This documentary takes viewers inside the development of the Corvette Z06, a high performance street machine that is the most aerodynamically efficient Corvette ever built. Then, travel to the Corvette factory in Bowling Green, Kentucky to see how this Z06 is built from start to finish in only 36 hours. TV-G
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/ultimate-factories/3325/Overview
Saturday, September 25, 2010,
8-10 p.m. E/P
History Channel
Geography and World History
Middle and High School
“Gates of Hell”
Legendary volcanoes, geysers and fault lines found in Iceland, Mexico, Greece, Italy and Japan appear to descend into another reality -- an underworld deep within the earth. This geography documentary investigates such places and reveals the geological reasons why they evoked such fear and awe. There are six places on Earth believed to be actual entrances into Hell. They include a volcano in Iceland, a cave in the jungles of Central America, and a lake of fire in Africa. According to ancient myth and Christian legend, each is a passage to a terrifying underworld for the damned. Even today, some believe they are still portals. Eerily, they share striking similarities. We'll visit these six locations, and along the way, reveal how the concept of Hell emerged in history and why it still evokes fear today. TV-PG
Log on http://www.history.com/videos/gates-of-hell#gates-of-hell
Sunday, September 26, 2010,
8-9 p.m. E/P
PBS
Science and Geography
Middle and High School
“NATURE: Cuba - The Accidental Eden”
As shown in this documentary the island nation of Cuba’s varied landscape, its location in the heart of the Caribbean and its longstanding place at the center of Cold War politics have all combined to preserve some of the richest and most unusual natural environments of the hemisphere. For decades, Cuba’s wild landscapes lay untouched while its Caribbean neighbors poisoned or paved over their ecological riches. Now, Cuba’s priceless treasures are about to face an onslaught. Tourism is already on the rise and most experts predict tourism will double once the U.S. trade embargo ends. What will happen to Cuba’s stunning biodiversity — an island filled with amphibians, reptiles and the most biologically diverse freshwater fish in the region? TV-G
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/
Monday, September 27, 2010,
9-10:30 p.m. E/P
PBS
U.S. and World History
Middle and High School
“When Worlds Collide"
This documentary, hosted by Emmy- winning writer Rubén Martínez, chronicles the origins of today’s Latino culture in the United States through the untold story of what happened in the Americas after Columbus. The journey begins in 2010 Los Angeles and travels to Latin America and Spain for a vivid exploration of the first century after the “Old World” encountered the “New World.” It covers the rise and fall of Spain's global empire from the reign of Isabella and Ferdinand through the reign of Philip II. TV-PG
Log on http://video.pbs.org/program/1573618569 for video clips about each topic and locale in the story
Tuesday, September 28, 2010,
8-10 p.m. E/P (repeats 10 p.m. –midnight)
PBS
U.S. and World History
Middle and High School
“THE TENTH INNING: Top of the Tenth"
Ken Burns last explored the history of America’s national pastime with his landmark 1994 PBS series BASEBALL. Now, Burns and co-director Lynn Novick update the series with THE TENTH INNING. Beginning with a crippling strike that alienated millions of fans and brought the game to the brink, this new film tells the tumultuous story of our national pastime up to the present. It celebrates baseball’s new Golden Age — an era of unprecedented home run totals, popularity and prosperity — and sheds light on one of the game’s darkest chapters — the steroid era. The two-part, four-hour film examines the stories of Joe Torre, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Pedro Martinez, Ichiro Suzuki, Cal Ripken Jr. and Barry Bonds and features insightful commentary from a lineup of writers, broadcasters, fans and all-stars. Part One, “Top Of The Tenth”, airing tonight, begins in 1994 as the national pastime faces its worst crisis in 70 years when a prolonged and bitter strike alienates many of the most loyal fans. Baseball has to rebuild. And rebuild it does, with new stadiums, an infusion of new players from Latin America and the shattering of historic records previously considered unbreakable. Part Two, entitled “Bottom of the Tenth” , airing in this timeslot tomorrow, September 29, covers a new generation of pitchers and international players who dominate the game, the Red Sox break an 86-year-old “curse” by winning the World Series and Barry Bonds, under the looming specter of steroids, closes in on a historic record. TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/tenthinning
Tuesday, September 28, 2010,
9-10 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science and Geography
Middle and High School
“Explorer: Can The Gulf Survive?”
With streaks of orange, red and black oil first creating havoc in Gulf waters, documentary cameras are on the front lines with the individuals tasked with fighting the growing disaster. Gaining extended access to the Coast Guard and command center team leading the cleanup, the program follows Rear Admiral Mary Landry, the Federal On-Scene Coordinator, and Mike Utsler, BP’s Incident Commander, who guide us through the first two months of the battle with seemingly no end. Tracking the spill cleanup effort from sea, land and air, we ride with a team charged with burning the oil at sea and fly with planes spraying a million gallons of dispersant. Sail with a cutter sucking up more than a thousand barrels of oil a day, and watch crews racing the clock to deploy booms to protect fragile marshlands. See NOAA scientists launch high-tech instruments to study the oil undersea, while on shore, satellite mappers try to predict the movement of the oil in Gulf currents. The oil has stopped spewing into the ocean, but the cleanup work of these men and women continues to be an ongoing battle.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/explorer/4835/Overview
Wednesday, September 29, 2010,
9-10 p.m. E/P
CNBC
Science, Economics and Geography
Middle and High School
"Trash Inc: The Secret Life of Garbage"
Garbage. It's everywhere — even in the middle of the oceans — and it's pure gold for companies like Waste Management and Republic Services who dominate this $52 billion-a-year industry. From curbside collection by trucks costing $250,000 each, to per-ton tipping fees at landfills, there's money to be made at every point as more than half of the 250 million tons of trash created in the United States each year reaches its final resting place. At a cost of $1 million per acre to construct, operate and ultimately close in an environmentally feasible method, modern landfills are technological marvels — a far cry from the town dump that still resonates in most people's perceptions. Not only do they make money for their owners, they add millions to the economic wellbeing of the towns that house them. Technologies, such as Landfill Natural Gas and Waste To Energy, are giving garbage a second life, turning trash into power sources and helping to solve mounting problems. It's particularly important in places like Hawaii, where disposal space is an issue, and in China, where land and energy are needed and trash is plentiful.
Log on http://classic.cnbc.com/id/38830389
Thursday, September 30, 2010,
9-10 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science
Elementary, Middle and High School
“Deep Sea Aliens"
A soft boneless body, two enormous eyes, eight tentacles brain and intestines in a single pouch, and a tearing double beak! The Octopus has been with us since the start and only now, as this documentary shows, are we beginning to unravel the extent of its astounding intelligence. TV-G.
Friday, October 1, 2010,
6-7 p.m. E/P
Planet Green Channel
World History and Geography
Elementary, Middle and High School
"Discovery Atlas: India Revealed"
India is one of the world's rising superpowers. A vast population and landmass, a weight of history and culture that stretches back for millennia. In this documentary viewers meet the people that make this great nation. TV-G
Log on http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/discovery-atlas-india.html
Saturday, October 2, 2010,
8-9 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Technology and Economics
Elementary, Middle and High School
" Ultimate Factories: Corvette "
The mystique of the Corvette has held strong for 5 straight decades with its sleek muscular body, raw power and unyielding speed. This sports car has been recognized as America's only sports car. This documentary takes viewers inside the development of the Corvette Z06, a high performance street machine that is the most aerodynamically efficient Corvette ever built. Then, travel to the Corvette factory in Bowling Green, Kentucky to see how this Z06 is built from start to finish in only 36 hours. TV-G
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/ultimate-factories/3325/Overview
Friday, September 17, 2010
Media Menu, September 18, 2010
Here are home viewing suggestions for the week, selected from online advanced TV program listings and aligned with the state and national K-12 academic standards available online. Please consult local listings also, since actual broadcast times may vary. The Websites cited in the “Log on“ box below the tv listing provide further details about the show’s topic and may contain links to video clips from the show or a complete streaming video version of the show.
Saturday, September 18, 2010, 4:30-5 p.m. E/P
Mun2 Channel
U.S. History and Government
Middle and High School
“Voto Latino/United We Win Behind-The-Scenes Special”
In observance of Hispanic Heritage Month, Voto Latino, a leading national non-profit, non-partisan organization, and mun2, NBC’s bi-cultural cable network, are launching a “United We Win” campaign today. It includes a documentary special and featuring star-studded public service announcements supporting a public awareness, education, and mobilization campaign for the 2010 mid-term elections, United We Win carries one main message: Latino issues are American issues, and American issues are Latino issues. The 30 minute United We Win Behind-The-Scenes special airing today will feature exclusive interviews where celebrities share their personal stories and the importance of voting in the upcoming mid-term elections. The special will air several times throughout September and October on the Mun2 network. The United We Win campaign is co-chaired by Rosario Dawson, Eva Longoria-Parker, and Wilmer Valderrama, all three long-time supporters of Voto Latino’s mission. The co-chairs engaged a diverse, all-star roster of their celebrity peers to participate in the PSA and online advocacy campaign.
Log on www.votolatino.org and http://www.holamun2.com/shows/specials/behind-the-scenes-united-we-win-sneak-peek
Saturday, September 18, 2010, 8-10 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science
Middle and High School
“Collapse: Based on the Book by Jared Diamond”
How could a civilization that mastered the planet suddenly Collapse? Inspired by the New York Times best-selling book "Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed", this documentary time-travels 200 years into the future to see what the world would look like after civilization as we know it collapsed. Guided by author Jared Diamond, it pieces together the story of what on earth triggered our decline. Diamond and other scientists juxtapose the fall of history's great societies — including the Roman Empire and Mayan civilization — and our potential collapse, urging us all to leverage innovation and technology to chart a "more sustainable course."
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/collapse-based-on-the-book-by-jared-diamond-4436/Overview
Sunday, September 19, 2010, 7-8 p.m. E/P
CBS
U.S. History and Government
Middle and High School
“60 Minutes”
The stories in this newsmagazine include “The Swindler” - To understand how Bernard Madoff could have done what he did, listen to so-called “mini-Madoff” Ponzi schemer Marc Dreier tell Steve Kroft in his first television interview how he scammed $400 million. Then Lesley Stahl speaks to the former president Carter about his new book, “White House Diary,” in which he admits mistakes and blames Ted Kennedy for delaying comprehensive health care. Then “60 Minutes” goes to American Samoa to find out how a territory with a population less than the capacity of a pro-football stadium sends more players to the NFL than any similarly populated place in America. Scott Pelley reports.
Log on http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60minutes/main3415.shtml
Monday, September 20, 2010,
Noon- 1 p.m. ET, 9-10 a.m. PT (repeating 8- 9 p.m. ET, 5-6 p.m. PT
CNBC Channel
U.S. History and Economics
Middle and High School
“Investing In America: A Town Hall Meeting With President Obama”
This is a one-hour, commercial-free special town hall event with President Obama from Washington. D.C. Hosted by CNBC correspondent in front of a live studio audience, President Obama will discuss the economy and answer questions.
Log on http://www.cnbc.com/id/39173815
Monday, September 20, 2010,
10:30-11:30 p. m. E/P
PBS
U.S. and World History and Arts
Middle and High School
“AMERICAN MASTERS: Orozco: Man of Fire”
Often thought of as the other Mexican muralist, beside his more flamboyant compatriot Diego Rivera, Orozco was a leader of the Mexican Renaissance. This documentary , airing in observance of Hispanic Heritage Month, describes how his bold, dynamic frescoes had a profound impact on American painters and inspired Franklin D. Roosevelt to put artists to work during the Great Depression. His most famous U.S. murals — The Table of Universal Brotherhood, The Epic of American Civilization and Prometheus — still convey their power in New York, New Hampshire and California. An iconoclastic personality, Orozco survived the loss of his left hand and destruction of more than half his early work by border agents. His travels back and forth across the U.S.-Mexico border evoke the larger Mexican migrant-immigrant experience and have provocative parallels to present times. TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/jose-clemente-orozco/introduction/82
Tuesday, September 21, 2010,
8-9 p.m. E/P
PBS
Science
Middle and High School
“NOVA: What Darwin Never Knew”
On the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin’s famous On the Origin of Species, this documentary reveals answers to the riddles that Darwin couldn’t explain. Stunning breakthroughs in a new science — nicknamed “evo devo” — are linking the enigma of origins to another of nature’s great mysteries: the development of an embryo. To explore this exciting new idea, the program takes viewers on a journey from the Galapagos Islands to the Arctic, from the Cambrian explosion of animal forms half a billion years ago to the research labs of today. Here, scientists are finally beginning to crack nature’s biggest secrets at the genetic level. And, as shown in this detective story, the results are confirming the brilliance of Darwin’s insights, while exposing clues to life’s breathtaking diversity in ways he could scarcely have imagined. TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/darwin-never-knew.html
Tuesday, September 21, 2010,
9-10 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science and Economics
Middle and High School
“Aftermath: World Without Oil”
What would our world look like if we ran out of oil? The lifeblood of our high-tech, highly mobile world won't last forever. This documentary presents a scenario of what happens when one day oil does run out. How might our world change and how would we adapt? Aftermath follows the chaotic days and months after this catastrophic event through dramatic creations and CGI animation. Find out how we might cope as food disappears, electrical power fails and winter turns the big cities into isolated pockets of concrete and glass. What will be more important to our survival - the technology to develop new sources of energy, or a change to a more sustainable way of life?
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/aftermath/4462/Overview
Wednesday, September 22, 2010,
9-10 p.m. E/P
CNBC Channel
U.S. History and Economics
Middle and High School
“CNBC Titans: Ted Turner”
This is an episode in a documentary series about remarkable people and the businesses they made. Viewers will discover the key to their fortune and the passion that drove their success. They made a career out of turning the "unthinkable" into a reality, changing the world, how you do business - and have lived to tell about it. Ted Turner, the man known as “The Mouth of the South” made his fortune with the first 24-hour cable news network. But for Turner, founding CNN, which would become the crown jewel in his rapidly expanding media empire, was only one step is his quest for immortality. Turner would shrug off the effects of the most disastrous corporate merger in history to tirelessly pursue his dream of a world without hunger or nuclear weapons.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/aftermath/4462/Overview
Wednesday, September 22, 2010,
9-11 p.m. E/P
PBS
Arts
Middle and High School
“LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER: New York Philharmonic: Opening Night Concert”
It is now a longstanding tradition of Live From Lincoln Center to begin a new season with the Gala Opening Concert by the New York Philharmonic. Alan Gilbert begins his second season as the Philharmonic's Music Director with music from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. From the 19th, the Tone Poem Don Juan by Richard Strauss; from the 20th, a work with one of the longest titles in the repertory for orchestra: Paul Hindemith's Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber; and from the 21st, the American premier of Wynton Marsalis' Symphony Number 3, titled Swing Symphony, with a guest appearance by Mr. Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.
Log on http://www.pbs.org/livefromlincolncenter
Thursday, September 23, 2010,
10-11 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science
Middle and High School
“Naked Science: Living on the Moon”
Humankind has always dreamed of living on the moon, and now a team of NASA scientists is proving that dream could be achieved in our lifetime. This documentary takes viewers inside Constellation, the space program's plan to establish a human outpost on the moon by 2020. Take a closer look at the plans under way, from upgraded space suits to housing modules and moon vehicles, and examine the challenges ahead, such as finding water, making oxygen, growing food and protecting residents from deadly radiation. Then, using 3-D animation, we'll visualize how the remarkable outpost will take shape.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/naked-science/4253/Overview
Friday, September 24, 2010,
5-6 p.m. ET, 2-3 p.m. PT
Ovation Channel
Arts and Technology
Middle and High School
“Bauhaus: The Face of the Twentieth Century”
The Bauhaus (1919-33) is the most famous school of architecture, design and craftsmanship of modern times. It helped establish a relationship between design and industry. "Bauhaus" became synonymous with rationalized, sharp-edged, machine-based style. This program looks at the development of the Bauhaus and at key figures involved in it, as well as setting its history in the context of the political unrest and economic chaos of the Weimar Republic. Founder Walter Gropius’ concept was its emphasis on students actually making things—stained glass, chairs, fabrics—in workshops. Artists and craftsmen teamed up to teach them the basics, meaning they could improve on aesthetics and still have a chair you could sit on.
Log on http://www.referencecenter.com/ref/reference/Bauhaus/Bauhaus?invocationType=ar1clk&flv=1
Saturday, September 25, 2010,
8-10 p.m. E/P
History Channel
Geography and World History
Middle and High School
“Gates of Hell ”
Legendary volcanoes, geysers and fault lines found in Iceland, Mexico, Greece, Italy and Japan appear to descend into another reality -- an underworld deep within the earth.. This documentary investigates such places and reveal the geological reasons why they evoked such fear and awe. There are six places on Earth believed to be actual entrances into Hell. They include a volcano in Iceland, a cave in the jungles of Central America, and a lake of fire in Africa. According to ancient myth and Christian legend, each is a passage to a terrifying underworld for the damned. Even today, some believe they are still portals. Eerily, they share striking similarities. We'll visit these six locations, and along the way, reveal how the concept of Hell emerged in history and why it still evokes fear today. TV-PG
Log on http://www.history.com/videos/gates-of-hell#gates-of-hell
Saturday, September 18, 2010, 4:30-5 p.m. E/P
Mun2 Channel
U.S. History and Government
Middle and High School
“Voto Latino/United We Win Behind-The-Scenes Special”
In observance of Hispanic Heritage Month, Voto Latino, a leading national non-profit, non-partisan organization, and mun2, NBC’s bi-cultural cable network, are launching a “United We Win” campaign today. It includes a documentary special and featuring star-studded public service announcements supporting a public awareness, education, and mobilization campaign for the 2010 mid-term elections, United We Win carries one main message: Latino issues are American issues, and American issues are Latino issues. The 30 minute United We Win Behind-The-Scenes special airing today will feature exclusive interviews where celebrities share their personal stories and the importance of voting in the upcoming mid-term elections. The special will air several times throughout September and October on the Mun2 network. The United We Win campaign is co-chaired by Rosario Dawson, Eva Longoria-Parker, and Wilmer Valderrama, all three long-time supporters of Voto Latino’s mission. The co-chairs engaged a diverse, all-star roster of their celebrity peers to participate in the PSA and online advocacy campaign.
Log on www.votolatino.org and http://www.holamun2.com/shows/specials/behind-the-scenes-united-we-win-sneak-peek
Saturday, September 18, 2010, 8-10 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science
Middle and High School
“Collapse: Based on the Book by Jared Diamond”
How could a civilization that mastered the planet suddenly Collapse? Inspired by the New York Times best-selling book "Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed", this documentary time-travels 200 years into the future to see what the world would look like after civilization as we know it collapsed. Guided by author Jared Diamond, it pieces together the story of what on earth triggered our decline. Diamond and other scientists juxtapose the fall of history's great societies — including the Roman Empire and Mayan civilization — and our potential collapse, urging us all to leverage innovation and technology to chart a "more sustainable course."
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/collapse-based-on-the-book-by-jared-diamond-4436/Overview
Sunday, September 19, 2010, 7-8 p.m. E/P
CBS
U.S. History and Government
Middle and High School
“60 Minutes”
The stories in this newsmagazine include “The Swindler” - To understand how Bernard Madoff could have done what he did, listen to so-called “mini-Madoff” Ponzi schemer Marc Dreier tell Steve Kroft in his first television interview how he scammed $400 million. Then Lesley Stahl speaks to the former president Carter about his new book, “White House Diary,” in which he admits mistakes and blames Ted Kennedy for delaying comprehensive health care. Then “60 Minutes” goes to American Samoa to find out how a territory with a population less than the capacity of a pro-football stadium sends more players to the NFL than any similarly populated place in America. Scott Pelley reports.
Log on http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60minutes/main3415.shtml
Monday, September 20, 2010,
Noon- 1 p.m. ET, 9-10 a.m. PT (repeating 8- 9 p.m. ET, 5-6 p.m. PT
CNBC Channel
U.S. History and Economics
Middle and High School
“Investing In America: A Town Hall Meeting With President Obama”
This is a one-hour, commercial-free special town hall event with President Obama from Washington. D.C. Hosted by CNBC correspondent in front of a live studio audience, President Obama will discuss the economy and answer questions.
Log on http://www.cnbc.com/id/39173815
Monday, September 20, 2010,
10:30-11:30 p. m. E/P
PBS
U.S. and World History and Arts
Middle and High School
“AMERICAN MASTERS: Orozco: Man of Fire”
Often thought of as the other Mexican muralist, beside his more flamboyant compatriot Diego Rivera, Orozco was a leader of the Mexican Renaissance. This documentary , airing in observance of Hispanic Heritage Month, describes how his bold, dynamic frescoes had a profound impact on American painters and inspired Franklin D. Roosevelt to put artists to work during the Great Depression. His most famous U.S. murals — The Table of Universal Brotherhood, The Epic of American Civilization and Prometheus — still convey their power in New York, New Hampshire and California. An iconoclastic personality, Orozco survived the loss of his left hand and destruction of more than half his early work by border agents. His travels back and forth across the U.S.-Mexico border evoke the larger Mexican migrant-immigrant experience and have provocative parallels to present times. TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/jose-clemente-orozco/introduction/82
Tuesday, September 21, 2010,
8-9 p.m. E/P
PBS
Science
Middle and High School
“NOVA: What Darwin Never Knew”
On the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin’s famous On the Origin of Species, this documentary reveals answers to the riddles that Darwin couldn’t explain. Stunning breakthroughs in a new science — nicknamed “evo devo” — are linking the enigma of origins to another of nature’s great mysteries: the development of an embryo. To explore this exciting new idea, the program takes viewers on a journey from the Galapagos Islands to the Arctic, from the Cambrian explosion of animal forms half a billion years ago to the research labs of today. Here, scientists are finally beginning to crack nature’s biggest secrets at the genetic level. And, as shown in this detective story, the results are confirming the brilliance of Darwin’s insights, while exposing clues to life’s breathtaking diversity in ways he could scarcely have imagined. TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/darwin-never-knew.html
Tuesday, September 21, 2010,
9-10 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science and Economics
Middle and High School
“Aftermath: World Without Oil”
What would our world look like if we ran out of oil? The lifeblood of our high-tech, highly mobile world won't last forever. This documentary presents a scenario of what happens when one day oil does run out. How might our world change and how would we adapt? Aftermath follows the chaotic days and months after this catastrophic event through dramatic creations and CGI animation. Find out how we might cope as food disappears, electrical power fails and winter turns the big cities into isolated pockets of concrete and glass. What will be more important to our survival - the technology to develop new sources of energy, or a change to a more sustainable way of life?
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/aftermath/4462/Overview
Wednesday, September 22, 2010,
9-10 p.m. E/P
CNBC Channel
U.S. History and Economics
Middle and High School
“CNBC Titans: Ted Turner”
This is an episode in a documentary series about remarkable people and the businesses they made. Viewers will discover the key to their fortune and the passion that drove their success. They made a career out of turning the "unthinkable" into a reality, changing the world, how you do business - and have lived to tell about it. Ted Turner, the man known as “The Mouth of the South” made his fortune with the first 24-hour cable news network. But for Turner, founding CNN, which would become the crown jewel in his rapidly expanding media empire, was only one step is his quest for immortality. Turner would shrug off the effects of the most disastrous corporate merger in history to tirelessly pursue his dream of a world without hunger or nuclear weapons.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/aftermath/4462/Overview
Wednesday, September 22, 2010,
9-11 p.m. E/P
PBS
Arts
Middle and High School
“LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER: New York Philharmonic: Opening Night Concert”
It is now a longstanding tradition of Live From Lincoln Center to begin a new season with the Gala Opening Concert by the New York Philharmonic. Alan Gilbert begins his second season as the Philharmonic's Music Director with music from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. From the 19th, the Tone Poem Don Juan by Richard Strauss; from the 20th, a work with one of the longest titles in the repertory for orchestra: Paul Hindemith's Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber; and from the 21st, the American premier of Wynton Marsalis' Symphony Number 3, titled Swing Symphony, with a guest appearance by Mr. Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.
Log on http://www.pbs.org/livefromlincolncenter
Thursday, September 23, 2010,
10-11 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science
Middle and High School
“Naked Science: Living on the Moon”
Humankind has always dreamed of living on the moon, and now a team of NASA scientists is proving that dream could be achieved in our lifetime. This documentary takes viewers inside Constellation, the space program's plan to establish a human outpost on the moon by 2020. Take a closer look at the plans under way, from upgraded space suits to housing modules and moon vehicles, and examine the challenges ahead, such as finding water, making oxygen, growing food and protecting residents from deadly radiation. Then, using 3-D animation, we'll visualize how the remarkable outpost will take shape.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/naked-science/4253/Overview
Friday, September 24, 2010,
5-6 p.m. ET, 2-3 p.m. PT
Ovation Channel
Arts and Technology
Middle and High School
“Bauhaus: The Face of the Twentieth Century”
The Bauhaus (1919-33) is the most famous school of architecture, design and craftsmanship of modern times. It helped establish a relationship between design and industry. "Bauhaus" became synonymous with rationalized, sharp-edged, machine-based style. This program looks at the development of the Bauhaus and at key figures involved in it, as well as setting its history in the context of the political unrest and economic chaos of the Weimar Republic. Founder Walter Gropius’ concept was its emphasis on students actually making things—stained glass, chairs, fabrics—in workshops. Artists and craftsmen teamed up to teach them the basics, meaning they could improve on aesthetics and still have a chair you could sit on.
Log on http://www.referencecenter.com/ref/reference/Bauhaus/Bauhaus?invocationType=ar1clk&flv=1
Saturday, September 25, 2010,
8-10 p.m. E/P
History Channel
Geography and World History
Middle and High School
“Gates of Hell ”
Legendary volcanoes, geysers and fault lines found in Iceland, Mexico, Greece, Italy and Japan appear to descend into another reality -- an underworld deep within the earth.. This documentary investigates such places and reveal the geological reasons why they evoked such fear and awe. There are six places on Earth believed to be actual entrances into Hell. They include a volcano in Iceland, a cave in the jungles of Central America, and a lake of fire in Africa. According to ancient myth and Christian legend, each is a passage to a terrifying underworld for the damned. Even today, some believe they are still portals. Eerily, they share striking similarities. We'll visit these six locations, and along the way, reveal how the concept of Hell emerged in history and why it still evokes fear today. TV-PG
Log on http://www.history.com/videos/gates-of-hell#gates-of-hell
Friday, September 10, 2010
Media Menu September 11, 2010
Here are home viewing suggestions for the week, selected from online advanced TV program listings and aligned with the state and national K-12 academic standards available online. Please consult local listings also, since actual broadcast times may vary. The Websites cited in the “Log on“ box below the tv listing provide further details about the show’s topic and may contain links to video clips from the show or a complete streaming video version of the show.
Saturday, September 11, 2010, 10-11 p.m. E/P
History Channel
U.S. History
Middle and High School
“9/11 Attacks - 102 Minutes That Changed America”
This program contains rarely seen and heard archival material that document the 102 minutes between the first attack on the World Trade Center to the collapse of the second tower. This commercial-free special uses unique material from sources ranging from amateur photography and video to FDNY, NYPD, Port Authority and emergency dispatch radio recordings, photography and video. Also seen is footage broadcast outside the US, electronic messages and voicemails and "outtakes" culled from raw network footage. TV- 14
Log on http://www.history.com/interactives/witness-to-911
Sunday, September 12, 2010, 2-3 p.m. E/P
Mun2 Channel
World History and Arts
Middle and High School
“Reventon: 200 Años de Mexico y Musica”
The bi-lingual channel, Mun2, this week celebrates Mexico’s 200th anniversary of Independence with a one-hour bicentennial special “Reventon: 200 Años de Mexico y Musica.” Mun2 host Yarel Ramos sits down with some of Mexico’s biggest names to remember the greatest moments in Mexican music history. Catch exclusive interviews with Larry Hernandez, Chuy Lizarraga, Los Recoditos and many more as they chat about the hip, influential sounds south of the border – from the contagious rhythms of Banda and Norteña to the hottest sounds of regional urban.
Monday, September 13, 2010, 7-8 p.m. ET, 4-5 p.m. PT
National Geographic Channel
World History
Middle and High School
“Explorer: 24 Hours After Hiroshima”
This documentary tells the second-by-second story of a moment that changed the world forever: the dropping of the atomic bomb on August 6, 1945. Through the eyes of those in the air and on the ground, including the last interview with the weapons test officer who armed the bomb, viewers will experience the events as they unfolded that tragic day.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/explorer/4826/Overview#ixzz0yyjJeua0
Monday, September 13, 2010, 10-11 p.m. E/P
PBS
U.S. and World History
Middle and High School
“Lafayette: The Lost Hero”
This documentary relates the life and legend of the Marquis de Lafayette — an intriguing, neglected and controversial figure from both the American and French Revolutions. The film is part adventure, part romance and part historical journey, with dramatizations and evocative location footage. Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, the Marquis de Lafayette — at one time was the most famous man in the world. The film examines why this wealthy young French aristocrat would leave the comforts of the court to help a fledgling nation on another continent fight for independence, the nature of the daring path he then set upon, and how the concept of liberty steered so many choices in his life. Lafayette’s life and quest to bring democracy to America and France is shared, in part, as recorded in the extensive letters and memoirs of Lafayette; his wife, Adrienne de Noailles; and his close friend, George Washington. The documentary’s narrative is also driven by a present-day search by Lafayette’s descendant, Sabine Renault-Sabloniere, to find out more about her ancestor, uncovering the largely untold story of Lafayette’s wife, Adrienne, second daughter of the Duke de Noailles, and the arranged marriage that turned into a great romance and a partnership in revolution. TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/lafayette
Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 8-9 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
World History
Middle and High School
“NOVA: Becoming Human - Last Human Standing”
This final program of the three-part series "Becoming Human," examines the fate of the Neanderthals, our European cousins who died out as modern humans spread from Africa into Europe during the Ice Age. Did modern humans interbreed with Neanderthals or exterminate them? The program explores crucial evidence from the recent decoding of the Neanderthal genome. How did modern humans take over the world? New evidence suggests that they left Africa and colonized the rest of the globe far earlier, and for different reasons, than previously thought. As for Homo sapiens, we have planet Earth to ourselves today, but that's a very recent and unusual situation. For millions of years, many kinds of hominids co-existed. At one time Homo sapiens shared the planet with Neanderthals, Homo erectus, and the mysterious "Hobbits"–three-foot-high humans who thrived on the Indonesian island of Flores until as recently as 12,000 years ago."Last Human Standing" examines why "we" survived while those other ancestral cousins died out. And it explores the provocative question: In what ways are we still evolving today TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/becoming-human-part-3.html
Wednesday, September 15, 2010. 8-9 p.m. ET, 5-6p.m. PT
CNBC Channel
U.S. History and Economics
Middle and High School
“Meeting of the Minds: The Future of Leadership,”
Leadership is crucial to ensuring the success of our nation during this important time in American history. At stake are issues of financial regulation, health care reform, rising unemployment, and changes to our tax and energy policies. The challenge ahead of us: How can we produce strategic, thoughtful, and brilliant leaders who will guide us in the 21st century? And can we as a nation unite and overcome myriad challenges to preserve our status as a great global power? This news-panel special, hosted by CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo. is being broadcast from the United States Military Academy at West Point. It will probe the questions “What makes an extraordinary leader? How do we honor the ideals that have made this country great? And how do we keep America thriving, no matter what lies ahead? Panelists include decision makers, business influencers, policy makers and visionaries : Henry “Hank” Paulson, Former Treasury Secretary and Former CEO and Chairman of Goldman Sachs; Jim Owens, Chairman, Caterpillar Inc; General Wesley K. Clark, U.S. Army (Ret.), Former NATO Supreme Commander and Co-Chairman, Growth Energy; Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger III, Captain, US Airways; and Anne M. Mulcahy, Former Chairman and CEO, Xerox Corporation; to discuss leadership in America and chart a path forward.
Log on http://www.cnbc.com/id/38690591
Thursday, September 16, 2010, 8-9 p.m. E/T , HBO
U.S. History
Middle and High School
“The Fence (La Barda)”
In October 2006, the United States government decided to build a fence along its troubled Mexican border. Three years, 19 construction companies, 350 engineers, thousands of construction workers, tens of thousands of tons of metal and $3 billion later – was it all worth it? Documentarian Rory Kennedy investigates the impact of the project, revealing how the fence’s stated goals have given way to unforeseen consequences. TV-14
Log on http://www.hbo.com/#/documentaries/the-fence
Thursday, September 16, 2010, 9:45 p.m. –midnight ET, 6:45-9 p.m. PT
TCM – Turner Classic Movie Channel
English Literature
Middle and High School
“Hamlet”
This is a 4-Oscar-winning movie based on Shakespeare’s greatest play about the Prince of Denmark who must avenge his father's murder. He swears to his father's ghost that he will wreak revenge by killing Claudius, his uncle and now King. He fakes madness, and in the process of completing his delayed revenge, loses Ophelia to madness and suicide, but finally restores a new order in Denmark. Cast: Laurence Olivier,. Jean Simmons. Director: Laurence Olivier. TV-14
Log on http://www.tcm.com/thismonth/article.jsp?cid=111398&mainArticleId=337125
Friday, September 17, 2010,
9-10 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science
Middle and High School
“American Beaver”
In this documentary about triumph over adversity — viewers follow a tireless engineer as she struggles to survive while facing the challenges of predators and the fury of the elements. Using a custom-designed camera system, National Geographic tracked this American beaver for one year to see how her constant need to build not only changes the terrain but also affect the species surrounding her.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/nature-untamed/4042/Overview
Saturday, September 18, 2010, 8-10 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science
Middle and High School
“Collapse: Based on the Book by Jared Diamond”
How could a civilization that mastered the planet suddenly Collapse? Inspired by the New York Times best-selling book "Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed", this documentary time-travels 200 years into the future to see what the world would look like after civilization as we know it collapsed. Guided by author Jared Diamond, it pieces together the story of what on earth triggered our decline. Diamond and other scientists juxtapose the fall of history's great societies — including the Roman Empire and Mayan civilization — and our potential collapse, urging us all to leverage innovation and technology to chart a "more sustainable course."
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/collapse-based-on-the-book-by-jared-diamond-4436/Overview
Saturday, September 11, 2010, 10-11 p.m. E/P
History Channel
U.S. History
Middle and High School
“9/11 Attacks - 102 Minutes That Changed America”
This program contains rarely seen and heard archival material that document the 102 minutes between the first attack on the World Trade Center to the collapse of the second tower. This commercial-free special uses unique material from sources ranging from amateur photography and video to FDNY, NYPD, Port Authority and emergency dispatch radio recordings, photography and video. Also seen is footage broadcast outside the US, electronic messages and voicemails and "outtakes" culled from raw network footage. TV- 14
Log on http://www.history.com/interactives/witness-to-911
Sunday, September 12, 2010, 2-3 p.m. E/P
Mun2 Channel
World History and Arts
Middle and High School
“Reventon: 200 Años de Mexico y Musica”
The bi-lingual channel, Mun2, this week celebrates Mexico’s 200th anniversary of Independence with a one-hour bicentennial special “Reventon: 200 Años de Mexico y Musica.” Mun2 host Yarel Ramos sits down with some of Mexico’s biggest names to remember the greatest moments in Mexican music history. Catch exclusive interviews with Larry Hernandez, Chuy Lizarraga, Los Recoditos and many more as they chat about the hip, influential sounds south of the border – from the contagious rhythms of Banda and Norteña to the hottest sounds of regional urban.
Monday, September 13, 2010, 7-8 p.m. ET, 4-5 p.m. PT
National Geographic Channel
World History
Middle and High School
“Explorer: 24 Hours After Hiroshima”
This documentary tells the second-by-second story of a moment that changed the world forever: the dropping of the atomic bomb on August 6, 1945. Through the eyes of those in the air and on the ground, including the last interview with the weapons test officer who armed the bomb, viewers will experience the events as they unfolded that tragic day.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/explorer/4826/Overview#ixzz0yyjJeua0
Monday, September 13, 2010, 10-11 p.m. E/P
PBS
U.S. and World History
Middle and High School
“Lafayette: The Lost Hero”
This documentary relates the life and legend of the Marquis de Lafayette — an intriguing, neglected and controversial figure from both the American and French Revolutions. The film is part adventure, part romance and part historical journey, with dramatizations and evocative location footage. Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, the Marquis de Lafayette — at one time was the most famous man in the world. The film examines why this wealthy young French aristocrat would leave the comforts of the court to help a fledgling nation on another continent fight for independence, the nature of the daring path he then set upon, and how the concept of liberty steered so many choices in his life. Lafayette’s life and quest to bring democracy to America and France is shared, in part, as recorded in the extensive letters and memoirs of Lafayette; his wife, Adrienne de Noailles; and his close friend, George Washington. The documentary’s narrative is also driven by a present-day search by Lafayette’s descendant, Sabine Renault-Sabloniere, to find out more about her ancestor, uncovering the largely untold story of Lafayette’s wife, Adrienne, second daughter of the Duke de Noailles, and the arranged marriage that turned into a great romance and a partnership in revolution. TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/lafayette
Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 8-9 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
World History
Middle and High School
“NOVA: Becoming Human - Last Human Standing”
This final program of the three-part series "Becoming Human," examines the fate of the Neanderthals, our European cousins who died out as modern humans spread from Africa into Europe during the Ice Age. Did modern humans interbreed with Neanderthals or exterminate them? The program explores crucial evidence from the recent decoding of the Neanderthal genome. How did modern humans take over the world? New evidence suggests that they left Africa and colonized the rest of the globe far earlier, and for different reasons, than previously thought. As for Homo sapiens, we have planet Earth to ourselves today, but that's a very recent and unusual situation. For millions of years, many kinds of hominids co-existed. At one time Homo sapiens shared the planet with Neanderthals, Homo erectus, and the mysterious "Hobbits"–three-foot-high humans who thrived on the Indonesian island of Flores until as recently as 12,000 years ago."Last Human Standing" examines why "we" survived while those other ancestral cousins died out. And it explores the provocative question: In what ways are we still evolving today TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/becoming-human-part-3.html
Wednesday, September 15, 2010. 8-9 p.m. ET, 5-6p.m. PT
CNBC Channel
U.S. History and Economics
Middle and High School
“Meeting of the Minds: The Future of Leadership,”
Leadership is crucial to ensuring the success of our nation during this important time in American history. At stake are issues of financial regulation, health care reform, rising unemployment, and changes to our tax and energy policies. The challenge ahead of us: How can we produce strategic, thoughtful, and brilliant leaders who will guide us in the 21st century? And can we as a nation unite and overcome myriad challenges to preserve our status as a great global power? This news-panel special, hosted by CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo. is being broadcast from the United States Military Academy at West Point. It will probe the questions “What makes an extraordinary leader? How do we honor the ideals that have made this country great? And how do we keep America thriving, no matter what lies ahead? Panelists include decision makers, business influencers, policy makers and visionaries : Henry “Hank” Paulson, Former Treasury Secretary and Former CEO and Chairman of Goldman Sachs; Jim Owens, Chairman, Caterpillar Inc; General Wesley K. Clark, U.S. Army (Ret.), Former NATO Supreme Commander and Co-Chairman, Growth Energy; Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger III, Captain, US Airways; and Anne M. Mulcahy, Former Chairman and CEO, Xerox Corporation; to discuss leadership in America and chart a path forward.
Log on http://www.cnbc.com/id/38690591
Thursday, September 16, 2010, 8-9 p.m. E/T , HBO
U.S. History
Middle and High School
“The Fence (La Barda)”
In October 2006, the United States government decided to build a fence along its troubled Mexican border. Three years, 19 construction companies, 350 engineers, thousands of construction workers, tens of thousands of tons of metal and $3 billion later – was it all worth it? Documentarian Rory Kennedy investigates the impact of the project, revealing how the fence’s stated goals have given way to unforeseen consequences. TV-14
Log on http://www.hbo.com/#/documentaries/the-fence
Thursday, September 16, 2010, 9:45 p.m. –midnight ET, 6:45-9 p.m. PT
TCM – Turner Classic Movie Channel
English Literature
Middle and High School
“Hamlet”
This is a 4-Oscar-winning movie based on Shakespeare’s greatest play about the Prince of Denmark who must avenge his father's murder. He swears to his father's ghost that he will wreak revenge by killing Claudius, his uncle and now King. He fakes madness, and in the process of completing his delayed revenge, loses Ophelia to madness and suicide, but finally restores a new order in Denmark. Cast: Laurence Olivier,. Jean Simmons. Director: Laurence Olivier. TV-14
Log on http://www.tcm.com/thismonth/article.jsp?cid=111398&mainArticleId=337125
Friday, September 17, 2010,
9-10 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science
Middle and High School
“American Beaver”
In this documentary about triumph over adversity — viewers follow a tireless engineer as she struggles to survive while facing the challenges of predators and the fury of the elements. Using a custom-designed camera system, National Geographic tracked this American beaver for one year to see how her constant need to build not only changes the terrain but also affect the species surrounding her.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/nature-untamed/4042/Overview
Saturday, September 18, 2010, 8-10 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science
Middle and High School
“Collapse: Based on the Book by Jared Diamond”
How could a civilization that mastered the planet suddenly Collapse? Inspired by the New York Times best-selling book "Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed", this documentary time-travels 200 years into the future to see what the world would look like after civilization as we know it collapsed. Guided by author Jared Diamond, it pieces together the story of what on earth triggered our decline. Diamond and other scientists juxtapose the fall of history's great societies — including the Roman Empire and Mayan civilization — and our potential collapse, urging us all to leverage innovation and technology to chart a "more sustainable course."
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/collapse-based-on-the-book-by-jared-diamond-4436/Overview
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